LIda Rose On The Hammond Concorde

Still fooling around at the Hammond Concorde organ this time with old Lida Rose

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• lida
• rose
• organ
• concorde
• hammond
• music
• man

[patrol681]

Hammond certainly has its fans, and as a former Hammond Organ salesman, I have to agree that the tonewheel models do have their own distinctive sounds and capabilities. However progress being what it is, technology has offered, and given, people what they want, in the way of new computerized, instruments. Now for the video; very well played indeed, and what a terrific short concise history of the Hammond era, -- I just had to save this one to my favorites! Thank you for sharing.

[Hamaround]

@patrol681 - Like you I too sold Hammonds and serviced them in the 70s and 80s. I love the new technology allowing complete orchestrations with sampled sounds but personally would much rather play an old Hammond. Thank for the kind words!

[Segs79]

I prefer the old tonewheel generated organs A,B,C,RT-3 etc. All mechanical all tubes. I own a A100 with a Leslie 251, and it doesn't sound like this. This music reminds me of being in a mall in the early 80's with a bunch of old ladys getting their hair done. The oldest Piano/Organ store in my town hasn't seen a tonewheel since the 1980's and a L.S.I. organ since 1998 which was an Aurora Classic. They now sell on Yamaha Piano and organs

[Hamaround]

@Segs79 I too loved the tone wheel organs had an M-100 and a B-3 that I played in lounges for many years - I have to laugh since I was one those guys that demonstrated Hammond organs in malls, home shows and fairs back in the late 70s and 80s. I do however love my Concorde even though it uses LSI technology instead of the old mechanical tone generators.

[amtrc]

@koasterkav what the the staple center have today for a organ

[paulj0557]

@Segs79 It all depends how you play it. I've heard cheeseball tonewheel players too. And how much do you want to bet those old ladies in the early 80's had more of a taste for the man with the most taste- Jesse Crawford? My favorite organ is the one I'm in the mood to play the most. Just got a Hammond Elegante cheap, so can't conclude yet whether it will be my favorite organ, but out of 9 other organs I play my Wurlitzer 4500 the most. The flutes through the Spectratone are very addictive!

[Segs79]

it would be an interesting experiment to see someone record a Concorde, or B3000, or an Aurora up against a B3 console or M100 spinet with a Leslie 122. Kinda like an organ dual. I would buy that record.

[Segs79]

@Hamaround nice, before I bought my A100, I owned a M111. I ended up giving it away to a friend after I got the A100, she broke the motors. I never did show her how to start it properly. I meant no disrespect in what i said. I find the sound of the LSI organs very bright. I come from the rock, blues and jazz world where the slightly distorted growl of a B3 or its tonewheel sisters and cousins dominate. For me the LSI organs seem more nostalgic cause I rarely here or seem them.

[Hamaround]

@koasterkav Thanks again for the kind words!

[koasterkav]

@Hamaround Love those Wurlitzer's too. Oh I forgot the great Shay Torrent at the Hammond at Anaheim (now Angel) Stadium "The Big A" playing for the Angels. I think he used a Concorde. Your playing reminded me of him.